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Tach ?

Bociphus

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I’m new to owning a airboat, my tachometer doesn’t work , my ? Is how important is it , do I need to get a new 1 before I ride anymore , I don’t haul tail every where I just go fast enough to get up and stay on plane, nothing crazy I always have my wife and 3 kids with me , I do plan on gettin 1 just not sure what kind I need and where to get it from yet still studying on it any advice or help is appreciated
 
If it's mechanical any of the airboat makers will have them. They run from 60 to 100 dollars for the gage, 15 or so for the cable
 
No you don't need rush out and buy a tach. If it was a oil pressure gauge I would say wait, but a tach is only telling you what your turning.
 
I know a lot of guys that don't run a tach.....the do however us a tach to set their prop so that wot is within safe limits ...then they know they are not over revving the engine
 
The cable screws onto the back of the Tach, so you can change cable or tach separately. Unless the tach is obviously broken, the issue could be at the engine drive end, the cable itself or the tach itself.

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Chicken Man said:
If it's mechanical any of the airboat makers will have them. They run from 60 to 100 dollars for the gage, 15 or so for the cable


More like $15/foot!! :shock: not per cable :roll:

Replacing them independently of each other is no problem.
 
Got my Stewart Warner tach from Summit Racing online. mechanical tachs come in several different ratios (under driven - over driven), need to make sure you get the right ratio (ask me how I know)
 
You can take your old Cable to a truck stop and they can make you a new one or classic airboats

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